A delighted Mara is pictured above shortly after crossing the finishing line in the women's
Marathon at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Yamauchi finished in a highly creditable
6th position in a time of 2.27.29.
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Women's Marathon
2008 Olympic Games
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| 1. Constantina TOMESCU |
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ROM |
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2: 26.44 |
| 2. Catherine NDEREBA |
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KEN |
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2: 27.06 |
| 3. Chunxiu ZHOU |
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CHN |
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2: 27.07 |
| 4. Xiaolin ZHU |
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CHN |
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2: 27.16 |
| 5. Martha KOMU |
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KEN |
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2: 27.23 |
| 6. Mara YAMAUCHI |
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GBR |
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2: 27.29 |
| 7. Irina TIMOFEEVA |
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RUS |
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2: 27.31 |
| 8. Lidia Elena SIMON |
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ROM |
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2: 27.51 |
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Yamauchi retired from competitive athletics in January 2013, aged 39.
PERSONAL BEST PERFORMANCES.
5000 Metres 15:28.58 Solihull 24 JUN 2006
10,000 Metres 31:49.40 Melbourne 21 MAR 2006
10 Kilometres 31:40 Sapporo 08 JUL 2007
15 Kilometres 48:08 Sapporo 08 JUL 2007
20 Kilometres 1:04:52 Marugame 01 FEB 2009
Half Marathon 1:08:29 Marugame 01 FEB 2009
25 Kilometres 1:24:47 Tokyo 16 NOV 2008
30 Kilometres 1:41:14 London 26 APR 2009
Marathon 2:23:12 London 26 APR 2009
ANNUAL PROGRESS MARATHON.
2011 2:27:24 Yokohama 20 NOV
2010 2:26:16 London 25 APR
2009 2:23:12 London 26 APR (PB)
2008 2:25:03 Tokyo 16 NOV
2007 2:25:41 London 22 APR
2006 2:25:13 London 23 APR
2005 2:27:38 Tokyo 20 NOV
2004 2:39:16 London 18 APR